Footwear



NOV- 16 1943 M. G. VAN ARsDALE ETAL 2,334,659

FOOTWEAR Filed April 19. 1941 mvENToRs @mda/b aux @Mm NQ ATTORNEYSPatented Nov. 16, 1943 Foo'rwmn Malcolm G. VanArsdale and Malcolm G.VanArsdale, Jr., Brielle, N. J.

Application April 19, 1941, Serial No. 389,276

1 Claim.

The present invention relates to an improved article of footwear, and toa method of manufacturing the same.

The main object of our invention is to provide an improved and novelarticle of footwear for beach or sport use, which article of footwear isof simple and economical construction.

Another object of our invention is to provide an article of footwearhaving a woven or knitted upper and a sport or beach type of outer sole.

Still another object of our invention is to provide an improved articleof footwear wherein the upper is formed of an ordinary woven or knittedsock, thus providing an economical article of footwear.

Another object of our invention is to provide a method of forming anarticle of footwear having a woven or knitted upper, which method isboth economical and simple.

Still another object of our invention is to provide a method of formingan article of footwear employing as an upper an ordinary sock.

Other objects of our invention will be set forth in the followingdescription and drawing which illustrate certain preferred embodiments,it being understood that the above statement of the objects of ourinvention is intended generally to explain the same without limiting itin any manner.

Fig. 1 is a side elevational view of our improved article of footwear;

Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof, with part of the upper and part ofthe insole broken away;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view along line 3-3 of Fig. 2; and

Fig. 4 is a sectional view along line 4-4 of f Fig. 2.

Referring to the drawing, U designates the upper, and consists of awoven or knitted sock I having an elastic top portion 2. 'Ihe bottom ofsaid sock has a longitudinal opening formed therein surrounded by thebottom horizontal peripheral border 3 of the sock. Any ordinary woven orknitted sock commonly in use may be employed for this purpose, whichsock has its bottom slit and an opening formed therein so that the samemay be shaped to conform to the sole of the finished article.

The inner sole 5 consists of a top' layer 6 of terry-cloth or any othersuch similar material, and a bottom layer I of buckram or any suchsuitable material which may be readily adhered or cemented directly to arubber sole. 'I'he upper layer 6 and lower layer 'I of the insole 5 arepreferably suitably cemented or adhered together along their adjacentfaces.

` The outer peripheral edges of the inner sole 5 are surrounded by theloop portion 8 of the bottom part of the sock I, and surrounding saidloop portion along its entire peripheral edge is a suitable bindingmaterial I0, said binding material l0, the loop portion 8 and the edgeII of the inner sole being suitably sewn together by a row of stitchesI2. The binding I0 may be of the same color or of a contrasting color tothe color of the sock I, thus enhancing the appearance of the finishedarticle.

An outer sole member I4 consisting of crepe rubber or any other similarseparate sole is secured to the bottom face of the complete upper, thebuckram undersole l, edge 3 of the sock I, and the bottom face of thebinding I0 being in contact with the top face of the outer sole I4.

We assemble and form our new article of footwear as follows:

An ordinary woven, knitted or any other type of sock I may be used andthe bottom thereof longitudinally slit from substantially the toeportion to the heel portion thereof. The slit bottom of the sock is thenlooped around the peripheral edge of the preshaped inner sole member 5and is spread and so adjusted that the slit edge is substantially closeto and parallel to the peripheral edge of the inner sole member.Thereafter the looped edge 8 of the sock I and the enclosed edge II ofthe inner sole 5 are bound together by the binding I0 by means of a rowof stitches I2 passing through said binding I0, innersole edge Il andloop 8.

We then t the assembled upper over a suitable last and by means ofsufllcient pressure and heat, apply the outer crepe sole member I4 whichhas been superimposed upon the bottom face of the formed upper. Thislast operation of securing a crepe sole to an inner sole by means ofheat and pressure is well known in the art.

We have found that in forming our new article of footwear from, forexample, a size 91/2 sock, the resulting size is 9, that is, generally ahalf size smaller than the initial sock.

We have shown a preferred embodiment of nur invention, but it is clearthat numerous changes and omissions can be made Without departing fromits spirit.

For example, we have shown the outer sole I4 applied to the upper bymeans of heat and pressure, but it is quite obvious that the same may beapplied by means of any suitable cement or adhesive.

I I I The term "ordinary soc as used in theappendedclaimsmeansanyusualorordinary woven or knitted sock, either withor without an elastic top portion.

We claim:

In an article of footvrear oi the character dev eral edge ot the sockbeing looped around the outer peripheral edges of the inner sole member,

said binding strip in turn surrounding the looped portion of said sockand the outer peripheral edges of said inner sole member. a row oistitches passing through said binding strip, said inner sole member andthe looped portion oi said sock. an outer sole member secured to thebottom of said inner sole member, the bottom, i'ace oi the 1n bindingstrip being in contact and abutting the top face oi said outer solemember.

MALCOLM G. VAN ARSDALE MALCOLM G. VAN ARSDAIJE, JB.

